BMW Race Camp
BMW is organizing a 3 day – March 10 to March 12- intensive race camp at PARKMOTOR CASTELLOLI Spain, the organizers are promising lots of track time and long runs, the camp is limited to 60 riders maximum on a first come, first serve basis.
They are also offering the BMW Race Calibration tool for customizing the injection, ignition, traction control, shift response HP shift assistant, speed limit for pit lane, etc..
Mark that Calendar
Gulf Bike Week is the Middle East’s #1 dedicated Bike Festival, its a yearly event showcases the very latest in bikes, off road and all terrain vehicles, apparel, accessories, custom-designed bikes and motorcycle-related products as well major international lifestyle brands…its an entertaining, educating and enlightening event for visitors of all ages as to what motorcycling has to offer…hosting concerts, stunt shows, etc…
Bike of the Year
This may sound a repetition of the previous post.
SWA -Supertest World Association- is an organization that runs the world biggest track test with motorcycle journalists from all around the world to compare the latest bikes in the market.
This year test took place in Greece, with the absence of Ducati, KTM and Bimota, the final ranking -based on lap times, dyno power and torque measurements, comfort, price/performance ratio- was as follows:
1-BMW S1000RR (with distinction)
2-APRILIA RSV4
3-MV AGUSTA F4 1000
4-KAWASAKI ZX-10R
5-SUZUKI GSX-R 1000
6-YAMAHA YZF R1
7-HONDA CBR1000RR
Sexy bike wash!
From World Ducati Week 2010.
Kuwait Riders Group
A couple of weeks back i got a message from a friend inviting me to join a new riding group called Kuwait Riders, i joined their Facebook Group and a week ago i got an invitation to attend the inauguration gathering which took place yesterday at Movenpick free zone.
It was a nice gathering, the group was introduced and goals explained….i also got to meet riders that i haven’t seen for a while.
For more about Kuwait Riders Group please visit their Facebook page, the group website http://kuwaitriders.com/ is still under construction.
Online registration form, Photos of the event.
MotoGP 2010 Calendar
http://www.flogs.com is a cool calendar service website, no more manually entring events dates… all you have to do is find the events you like, subscribe to them, choose your calendar format -Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple OS X iCal, Mozilla Thunderbird Lightning, Mozilla Sunbird, Facebook, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Vista Calendar, Yahoo!, Windows Live- and the events will automatically be added to your calendar.
You select which events you which to follow -sports, music, film, theatre, games, specific subject areas, etc – and relevant sub-categories. For example: Sports > Football > FC Barcelona, then click, click, click, and the information requested will appear in your digital calendar.
If you are a Mac user here is the link to the MotoGPWSBKF1 2010 season calendar, just click it and it will add all the 2010 season to your iCal application.
For the none tech savey dudes here is a link to some desktop background MotoGP calendars.
2010 Kuwait Bike Show
I went to the 2010 Kuwait Bike Show on Friday…it was a well organized event with HOG Chapters from all around the gulf especially Bahrain and KSA, the weather was bad but it seamed that the crowd did not mind it…custom bikes builders from Bahrain participated with some really cool bikes, there was also a couple of local bikes that were also nice.
Harley Demo Day
I was checking Harley’s website today and i noticed they had a web banner announcing a test ride day, the banner reads:
“Test-ride the latest Harleys on Friday 26th March from 9am to 3pm, Coffee Republic Free Zone, See you with Riding Gear”
Kuwait Bike Show 2010
The show is an annual bike event organized by Harley Davidson Kuwait, the event will run for three days starting Thursday, 25th March 2010 and will take place at the 360 Mall.
It’s an open event for all Harley owners, its also open for bikers from other GCC states.
Check out their web site for more info.
4th Abdali gathering
last Friday i went to the 4th Abdali gathering, the event was organized by both Ducati Club and BMW Motorcycle Club for club members, family, and kids…bikes and cars gathered at the Green Island parking and from there they headed to one of the club members farm in Abdali.
It was a fun day for all, getting together, playing games, and barbecuing.